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A handful of people have asked me for artwork over the weekend, so I just gotta reiterate here: I am not taking requests or commissions at this time, chupathingy or otherwise.I hate to say no to y'all; I love all of ya for supporting my chupababies. Just step back and let me do my thing for a while, and I promise it'll be cool. I've got two--three, actually--special projects in the works that I'm excited to show you guys.

---Pipgirl: Imma drop outta school and become a strippamaggiekarp: yeah, Mom says I'm pretty enough to be a stripper but my body needs work, so that's not an option at the momentMyshu: I'm too shy to be a strippermaggiekarp: well, that too, I guessSancdar: eh it's not that hard once you get startedSancdar: >_>maggiekarp: EXAMPLE, SANCSancdar: actually i guess that could be considered a problem for strippersmaggiekarp: okay chat time to list problems for strippersSancdar: std-filled polesSancdar: although on the plus sideSancdar: licking a stripper pole gives +10 to immune systemStellaluna: IndignityStellaluna: :<maggiekarp: says whoStellaluna: Sez societyStellaluna: Also the men who comemaggiekarp: UNFStellaluna: The body is meant to be sacred and respected by yourselfStellaluna: `-`* Stellaluna preach preach* Stellaluna preachSancdar: look manSancdar: the body is a templeSancdar: and i want to worship at a hot templemaggiekarp: XD

Sometimes it's amazing how derivative fan-art can become. God help me if anyone at work comes up and asks what I'm drawing, because I don't know anyone who would get it if I said, "It's Kenny McCormick from South Park as a chupababy, a creature inspired by Red vs Blue, a machinima web series based on the Halo video games."

At any rate, I hope everyone's enjoying this fine April 1st. Today's the last day to adopt a chupababy, so if you haven't yet, check out the thread for details.

---Sancdar: wow that was awkward: i decided to finally watch dexter, and it opens with a shadowy guy in a car cruising around miami talking about how he likes cuban food, and then he says "but i'm hungry for something different now" and it cuts to a boys choirMozz: hahahahahahaSancdar: i can only hope the show continues on in this manner!

In an effort to knock out the adoption list, I'm drawing chupababies all afternoon ('til I get either too tired, too hungry or the cats try to eat me.) Anyone's free to pop in the stream and say hi, or just listen to my weird taste in music.

Monday night (that's tomorrow) I'm running a livestream around midnight, CST. Join if you'd like to see how babies are made....I mean chupababies.

I know it's kind of a crappy time, but my work schedule is duly crappy. For anyone who wants to join but can't, don't sweat it--I'll try to run another one Thursday at a sane hour.

---DK: Our central air died two years ago, now we rely on lil' window guysDK: But there isn't one in hereDK: So it's like 85DK: SWEATING IN A LEATHER CHAIRDK: SWEEATINGDrew: ....Belle: manDrew: are you adhered to the chairDK: aDK: a littleDrew: ...Drew: a littleDrew: so if you stood up suddenly there'd be a soundDrew: a wet, meaty tearing soundBelle: A bikini wax?DK: Are you jacking off to thisDrew: I'm inverse jackingDrew: it's when you're so terribly unarousedDrew: that you unjaculateDK: Oh, is that where you develop an antirectionDK: That's when the penis retreats inside the body cavityDK: Like a frightened snaaaailDrew: yDrew: (in my case it's more like a frightened small aircraft, see, you follow?)Mozz: of course, drew.Mozz: of course.Drew: dude MozzDrew: my penis is so notable that once I was walking around tenerife and a Pan Am aircraft crashed into it due to the fogDrew: killing hundredsDK: Including the hundreds onboard the craft and hundreds more onboard your penisDrew: it is not unusual, when you have a penis such as mine, to encounter those that have been drawn like a magnet to its virilityDrew: and have taken up habitation upon itZarggg: Drew's penis once had a Wikipedia entryZarggg: But it was deleted on the grounds of "wikipedia is not meant for this" or some bullshit.DK: It's just another part of Oceania, reallyDK: I hear it's part of MICRONESIADK:BAMMMMM* Drew recoils, as if struckMyshu: penownedMozz: somewhat topically, the spam in my email inbox is for viagra

I'm doing a lot of thingys with chupathingys lately. Chapter three of the comic is finished, and before I start on chapter four I'm going to try to put out something extra special.Meanwhile, chupababy adoptions are running again. If you missed your chance the first time, check out the thread to see how to get a little critter of your own.

---Myshu: my sister and I got some fairly shitty fortune cookies todayMyshu: Mine read, "Draw up a budget and figure out how to cut down on your debt"Myshu: And hers read, "Luck is not with you today. Focus on practical things."maggiekarp: "Don't look for sage advice from a fucking cookie."maggiekarp: Me: I...in bed?

---maggiekarp: FIND A FEMALE FUCK BUDDY maggiekarp: Over 8 Million Girls in Your Area SEEKING SEX - 100% FREE REVIEWSmaggiekarp: I don't think there are 8 Million Girls in my area :(Donraj: Define "area"Mozz: 8 million, that's more than some COUNTRIES.DK: I get that email a lotDK: I wonder what I'm doing wrongMozz: i suspect that email is lyingMozz: or has been sent to the wrong addressMozz: "EIGHT MILLION GIRLS IN YOUR AREA SEE--OH SORRY MOZZ DIDN'T MEAN TO GET YOUR HOPES UP DUDE."DK: t Mozz you could always just date fat chix dudeMozz: EVEN THE CHUNKY REJECT MEMozz: i have tried, TRIED.maggiekarp: pssst Mozzmaggiekarp: "Hey, you're fat, why don't you fuck me?" is not the best pick-up lineMozz: ohMozz: oopsMozz: (psst come on karp i'm a litlte more tactful than that GEEZ)DK: Dude you gotta be smoothDK: You roll up and sit down, eyeing her across the dark cherry bar.DK: "Can I buy you a stick of butter?"DK: OrDK: "I'd like to see if those udders have some milk"

This thread is for those who want their own custom-bred chupababy! Here's how it works:Just draw the chupababy you want, post the picture in this thread, and you'll have that chupababy drawn by me and delivered straight to your profile (shipping and handling included.)

Guidelines:

- Drawing must be in color (com'on, obviously.)

- Characters from RvB or chupababies already adopted (see the list) are off-limits (dude, that's like kidnapping.) This is for personally-designed chupababies!

- No 'shoppin. It must be your own artwork! Don't worry about whether or not you can draw. Nobody's grading you on skill here, and I'm not looking for a Rembrandt--it just needs to be vaguely chupababy-shaped. And no excuses about not having a scanner/tablet/camera--everyone has access to MS Paint and a mouse.

- One per customer. If you've already adopted an RvB chupababy, you're still allowed to get one here, too.

- Your chupababy is allowed one toy or accessory! As long as it's in your drawing, it'll be shipped in the box, too.

- There's no restrictions on color scheme, clothing or design. You could draw a pink zebra-striped one-eyed chupababy on fire and it'll be cool (or, well, very warm.) Go nuts!

- Be sure to name your chupababy! Include the name in either the picture or your post. (We need it for, y'know, the adoption papers.)

I'm probably going to sound like an ass here, but oh well--hopefully someone reading this can relate.

Every once in a while I get a comment like, "I love your art! Can you teach me to draw?"

While it's always flattering that someone thinks I'm skilled enough at drawing shit to make a qualified teacher, there's another part of me that's always a little--just a tiny bit--annoyed. Exasperated, maybe.There's something about that request that just bothers me. Although never intended, there's an implication that making art has some kind of trick or gimmick--that there's a secret all artists keep from the non-artists, something that I can communicate in a few sentences or a convenient drop-down list, should only someone ask nicely for it.

I think we all know that's pretty much bullshit. There is no fast-track or neat little algorithm to becoming an artist, yet at the same time the answer is so simple it's almost mind-boggling: Just be one.

I never took an art class unless we're counting the bare-bones requisite Art 1 course I had to take in high school, just to complete my schedule. I never had a teacher standing over my shoulder giving me pointers, telling me how and what to draw, and I've never consulted a tutorial or guide to draw anything ever. Ever.While I'm not saying these are bad things--classes and tutorials are full of useful, practical skills for artists to learn--what I'm trying to say is that the only person who can really, actually teach you to draw is yourself.

Draw every day. Pay attention; use references (don't fucking trace shit); look for material and inspiration in everything you see. Try to draw things you don't think you're good at, and draw them until you can hardly stand to draw anything else. Keep challenging yourself, like it's another game.

And love everything you draw. Even if it's a career, art is supposed to be fun, not a job.

A Day-Care Centre is up and running for all your baby chupas. Thanks to SuperPriv4te for getting that started!If you missed your chance to adopt a lil' chupathingy of your own, I'd watch the group carefully in the near future. Just sayin'.

Thanks to coolrx24 and mystery guest #3 for hanging out in livestream with me Thursday night (next time I stream I'll give some advance notice, promise.) I drew this fella for Sebastyan, a chupa-character of his own. With the color selections he gave me, I had to take care not to make him look like Tucker. Dubious success.

Finally, special thanks to the over 100 watchers I now have! It's been an honor gettin' to know you guys and fun times, warm fuzzies, etc. Here's another emoticon just for y'all:

:D

And a chat quote to go on:

--- Final Fantasy VIIAgentTon: Poem from Cloud to Aeris at the time of her death.spiderflower: Dear Aerithspiderflower: You diedspiderflower: It suckedspiderflower: I criedspiderflower: I hope you won't mindspiderflower: When we left you behindspiderflower: I gave you one for the road